[faw-sit] 
| any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock. |
| fau·cet (fô'sĭt) n. A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum. See Regional Note at andiron. [Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask stopper, from fausser, to break in, from Late Latin falsāre, to falsify, from Latin falsus, false; see false.] |